MOCCASIN
- CATEGORY: PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
- MEASUREMENTS: 2 1/2"H x 9 1/4"L x 3 3/4"W
- DATE MADE: early 19th century
Description
Left moccasin. Leather. Soft sole. Concentric pink and blue design on upper in lazy stitch beadwork. Black, blue, green, and white silk lining to ankle flaps. White bead trim around ankle flaps and down heel.
Provenance
Made for Sam Houston by the Cherokee. From the collection of his grandson Franklin Weston Williams, father of the donor.
- ASSOCIATED VETERAN: Houston, Sam
- ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Williams, Franklin Weston
- CREDIT LINE: Darby, Charlotte Williams (Mrs. James A. Darby)
Associated
Items of Houston, Sam
LAMP, OIL
PURSE
MOCCASIN
LEGGING
CLASP
CANE
RING
PAINTING, "Sam Houston"